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    May 2017 New Mexico Survey

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    A survey of 605 registered voters in New Mexico found the following: - Only 15% think the state is headed in the right direction, while 73% think it's on the wrong track. - 54% disapprove of the job Democrats in the state legislature are doing, while 37% approve. - Voters view President Trump unfavorably by a margin of 41% favorable to 55% unfavorable. - The top issue of concern is K-12 education, cited as most important by 27% of voters. - A hypothetical gubernatorial ballot test shows the Republican and Democratic candidates in a statistical tie.

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    A survey of 605 registered voters in New Mexico found the following: - Only 15% think the state is headed in the right direction, while 73% think it's on the wrong track. - 54% disapprove of the job Democrats in the state legislature are doing, while 37% approve. - Voters view President Trump unfavorably by a margin of 41% favorable to 55% unfavorable. - The top issue of concern is K-12 education, cited as most important by 27% of voters. - A hypothetical gubernatorial ballot test shows the Republican and Democratic candidates in a statistical tie.

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    A survey of 605 registered voters in New Mexico found the following: - Only 15% think the state is headed in the right direction, while 73% think it's on the wrong track. - 54% disapprove of the job Democrats in the state legislature are doing, while 37% approve. - Voters view President Trump unfavorably by a margin of 41% favorable to 55% unfavorable. - The top issue of concern is K-12 education, cited as most important by 27% of voters. - A hypothetical gubernatorial ballot test shows the Republican and Democratic candidates in a statistical tie.

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    May 2017 New Mexico Survey

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    A survey of 605 registered voters in New Mexico found the following: - Only 15% think the state is headed in the right direction, while 73% think it's on the wrong track. - 54% disapprove of the job Democrats in the state legislature are doing, while 37% approve. - Voters view President Trump unfavorably by a margin of 41% favorable to 55% unfavorable. - The top issue of concern is K-12 education, cited as most important by 27% of voters. - A hypothetical gubernatorial ballot test shows the Republican and Democratic candidates in a statistical tie.

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    MEMORANDUM

    TO: Interested Parties


    FROM: B.J. Martino
    DATE: May 30, 2017
    RE: Findings From A Survey of Voters in New Mexico
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    These findings are based on telephone interviews with N=605 registered likely New Mexico
    voters. Responses to this survey were gathered May 20-23, 2017 and the margin of error
    associated with a sample of this type is + 4.1% in 95 out of 100 cases.

    Key Findings

    The vast majority of New Mexico voters are not happy with the direction in which the state is
    headed. Only 15% say things are going in the right direction, while fully 73% of New Mexico
    voters say things are going down the wrong track. This is not a lightly held opinion, as a 54%
    majority feel strongly that things are wrong track.

    That intensely held negative opinion about the direction of the state plays out when voters are
    asked about the Democratic legislators. A 54% majority of statewide voters disapprove of the job
    Democrats in the state legislature are doing, while only 37% currently approve.

    President Donald Trumps image is also upside down, with 41% favorable and 55% unfavorable
    towards him, very much in line with the national average.

    Concerns about K-12 public education dominate the issue matrix, picked as most important
    (from a pre-written list) by 27% of voters. That is not to say economic issues are unimportant,
    with 16% naming the economy, 11% jobs and unemployment, 7% poverty and 5%
    spending and taxes. All told, 39% pick one of those four pocketbook issues. Crime and
    safety is the only other single issue in double digits, at 12% most important.

    A hypothetical ballot test for Governor, pitting Republican Steve Pearce (who has not even
    decided if hes running) and Democrat Michelle Lujan-Grisham (who has been running for six
    months), shows a race tied within the margin of error. Forty-three percent (43%) of voters say
    they would vote for Pearce, and 47% for Lujan-Grisham, with 10% undecided.

    Hypothetical Gubernatorial Ballot Test

    Pearce Undecided Lujan-Grisham


    43% 10% 47%

    Further results start to reveal why voters have Pearce within four points of the leading candidate
    for the Democratic nomination.

    1 The Tarrance Group


    201 North Union Street, Suite 410
    Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 684-6688
    Knowing that Democrats control the legislature, a 43% plurality of voters say they would prefer a
    Republican Governor so that one party does not control things and liberal Democrats do not
    have a blank check. Only 35% would prefer a Democratic Governor so that the Democrats can
    control things and the Democrats can pass all their programs.

    Furthermore, without being provided names or parties of the candidates, 51% of voters say they
    would prefer as Governor a businessman and veteran who has created jobs, while 32% would
    prefer a lawyer who has a background in health care.

    This is an environment in which voters are angry about the direction New Mexico is
    headed, while a solid majority disapprove of the job the legislative Democrats are doing.
    This drives voters to prefer a Republican Governor who can act as a check on one-party
    control, and voters express a clear preference for a candidate with business and military
    experience over legal and health care acumen.

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    2 The Tarrance Group


    201 North Union Street, Suite 410
    Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 684-6688

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